Vector 13
Clearly inspired by The X-Files, each of these standalone terror tales cases is introduced by the inhuman-seeming men in black, who act as a narrative cipher. This manages to drop the most effective thing about The X-Files, which was that Mulder & Scully tied the series together and made it more than just a sequence of Twilight Zone episodes (well, until it became apparent that there wasn't going to be a satisfactory narrative arc, at any rate).
On a meta-level, editorial forces attempted to oust Tharg and replace him with the men in black. Tharg was clearly toying with the earthlets, and perhaps engineered the entire coup in order to take a vacation to the shoulder of Orion. Needless to say, Tharg ultimately remains the editor, and the miscreants were sent to Mek-Quake for reeducation.
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Art by Chris Weston
- The 2000 AD ABC: Vector 13
| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case One: Berserkers | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 965 | Brian Williamson | John Ridgway | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Two: Danse Macabre | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 966 | Dan Abnett | Kevin Cullen | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Three: Heatwave | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 967 | Kevin Gill | Dave D'Antiquis | Junior Tomlin | Tom Frame |
| Case Four: Operation Mordred | 1 | 6 | Cliff Robinson & Hal 9000 1 | 1995 | 968 | Peter Hogan | Lee Sullivan | Gina Hart | Tom Frame |
| Case Five: Shadrach | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 969 | Dan Abnett | Nick Percival | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Six: A Salver in the Heavens | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 970 | Dan Abnett | John Ridgway | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Seven: Psi-Wars | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 971 | Kek-W | Kevin Cullen | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Eight: Red in Tooth and Claus | 1 | 6 | Kevin Walker 1 | 1995 | 972 | John Tomlinson | Lee Sullivan | Alan Craddock | Tom Frame |
| Case Nine: Blackout | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1996 | 973 | Dan Abnett | Mike Perkins | Dondie Cox | Tom Frame |
| Case Ten: Thrillkill | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1996 | Reprints: M336 (supplement)974 | Brian Williamson | John Burns | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Eleven: K2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1996 | 975 | Kevin Gill | Mike Hadley | <-- | Tom Frame |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 108 |
| 1996 | 17 | 102 |
| 1997 | 24 | 142 |
| 1998 | 8 | 41 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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